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  mise - en - scene

different areas of mise - en - scene

lighting

setting

props

hair

makeup

body language

expressions

casting

mise-en-scene is how you evoke an atmosphere

e.g lighting

  • there is a key light which is the main light on the actor

  • there is fill light which is a lower level of a key light which  gets rid of unwanted shadows

  • there is a backlight which is a key convention in thriller which means shadows are cast foreword for effect.

lighting

there is 3 types of lighting:

Three-Point Lighting

This arrangement of key, fill, and backlight provides even illumination of the scene.The light comes from three different directions to provide the subject with a sense of depth in the frame, but not dramatic enough to anything deeper than light shadows behind the subject.

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High-key lighting involves the fill lighting (used in the three-point technique at a lower level) to be increased to near the same level as the key lighting. With this even illumination, the scene appears very bright and soft, with very few shadows in the frame.

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​Low-key lighting is the technical opposite of the high-key arrangement, because in low-key the fill light is at a very low level, causing the frame to be cast with large shadows. This causes stark contrasts between the darker and lighter parts of the framed image, and for much of the subject of the shot to be hidden behind in the shadows

setting

Setting creates both a sense of place and a mood and it may also reflect a character’s emotional state of mind.

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the setting can be created indoors for a whimsical or mood setting where objects and every single thing is placed in a position to benefit the character

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the setting can also be outside where the scene is exposed to nature and any kind of weather that is thrown at you 

costume

costume can include both makeup or wardrobe choices used to convey a characters personality or status, and to signify these differences between characters

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costume is very important part of signifying the era in which the film is set and advertising that particular era's fashions 

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costumes are a key icon to indicate who the character is and what their personality is like. costumes are very expressive

acting/expressions

the actors job is to bring his/her character to life within the framework of the story, and their emotional input dictates how strongly the audience feels about the theme.

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actiing depends upon gesture and movement, expression and voice.

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method acting: to become one with the characters mannerisms,dress,upbringing ect. the actor must BE that  character to the point where they are no longer distinguishable.

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non methodical acting: stylized acting relies on a more conspicous approach to get the director’s point across. They will overact and hyperbolize certain characteristics in an effort to dramatize, or alternatively, to undercut for a comic effect

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the meaningful arrangement of the actors on the set is called blocks. the way inn which actors are positioned can show the dominance of one character  over another, the importance of family or religon

mise en scene in the investigation (our film)

•the atmosphere of the thriller should allow the audience to be on edge at all times, a dark and twisted relationship should form between the killer and the audience in the same way it does with the detective and the killer.

•Costumes = trench coats, black suits, hats, police uniform (and or something similar).

•Hats for example should be used to create shadows on characters faces leaving mysteries and giving room for the audience to match up the left gaps purposefully.

 

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